Texas Registration
Greetins A Bodies,
I have a question to all of you that are from Texas.
Next year I will be relocating to Fort Bliss, and I would like here some first hand experiences on how difficult it was to register and inspect your classic A-Body.
Here in South Carolina I just showed the DMV a bill of sale and 25 bucks later I was on the road with plates.
I have been reading up on the Texas DMV website and it states they will only do a safety inspection, not emissions. I know in California if your vehicle is before 71 you don't have SMOG inspection.
I just don't want my 65 dart sitting in a garage for the next 3 years.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. :-k
I live in Austin ,TX and we are an emission county and I run an inspection station.
The only emission cities are El Paso,Dallas, Houston and Austin.
Texas law any vehicle older than 24 years old is exempt from emissions !!!
(1987 and older at this time)
All other cities are Safety Inspections for ALL VEHICLES !!!
If you were to bring a car from out to state to register or transfer title you must have it inspected first and get an out of state certificate (VI=30)
In your case the Safety Inspection is $14.50 and the Out Of State Certificate (VI-30) is $1.00.....$15.50 TOTAL.
You must have liability insurance that meets Texas requirement to inspect.
If you are transfer to Texas title ,I could see having to pay a Sale tax...but not really you ain't buying it you already own it.
Just register it in Texas and leave the title as it is in what ever state it is title.
Antique Plates have to drive less than 3000 miles a year and must be driving only to car shows or to and from mechanic shop or parts store.
No Inspection required except for the first time if coming from out of state.
Classic Plate are just another form of personal plates and require annual Inspection and no restrictions.
Regular plates are the way to go with annual Inspections and cost less.
Plates are free and you pay for the registration tag in the front window every year and about $60.00.......
Bottom line just get insurance here in Texas....Register it here in Texas...Leave the title alone....(main reason is you want to leave the title in your present home state and you are not permanent resident,,,Military)
Get it inspected and get regular plates and you are good to go.
Welcome to Texas and THANK YOU for your service,
Martin
P.S.PM me with any questions.
Back seat belts are not inspect-able...not needed...They can issue a ticket for not wearing them in the back seat but not needed for Inspection.
(Also would not hold up in court...)